Spielberg Reportedly Backs Out of Upcoming Harvey Remake

Though it may come as a severe blow to those decidedly strange individuals who simply cannot get enough giant rabbit movies, rumors are circulating that legendary director Steven Spielberg has decided to abandon the remake of Henry Koster’s 1950 award-winning feature “Harvey.” Reports over at Variety are pretty minimal, though Spielberg was apparently far enough into the production for 20th Century Fox to reserve a few soundstages for the project. Since I’m not overly familiar with the original film, I can’t say for sure whether or not the Jimmy Stewart vehicle is ripe for the dreaded Remake Machine. However, if you find the news to be particularly distressing to you, the remedy lies in the form of Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko.” Avoid the director’s cut and you’ll be okay. Or, you know, you could just watch the original.

No word yet if someone else will takeover the production, or if hot commodity Robert Downey, Jr. is still attached to star as Elwood P. Dowd.